Histologic Technician - Houston Community College System

Histologic Technician from Houston Community College System is a Campus Associate Medicine degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Histologic Technician Program, leading to an AAS degree , encompasses a two-year, five-semester course of study requiring a total of 67 semester hours of credit. The program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). Graduates are eligible for certification with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board of Registry (ASCPBOR). Other associations that offer national accreditation exams for which graduates of the AAS and coding certificate may sit include the American Medical Billing Association, Claims Assistance Professional, National Electronic Billers Alliance, and the National Health Careers Association. New classes begin in the fall of each year. Histologic technicians prepare slides of body tissue for microscopic examination by freezing and cutting tissues, mounting them on slides, and staining them with special dyes to make the details visible under the microscope. Most technicians work in clinical science laboratories, hospital laboratories, medical research laboratories, forensic labs, industrial laboratories or government agencies. The Health Sciences Division requires that students accepted into the program obtain a physical examination performed by a physician, certain immunizations which include the Hepatitis B vaccine, a urine drug screen, and a criminal background check. Information and forms will be supplied at the time of the personal interview. Students accepted into the program will be required to pay a liability insurance fee. View more details on Houston Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medicine courses.